Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Hay Barn



Our neighbor's hay barn up on the main county road.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Water Tower




Water tower in Covington, LA.

(Taken while participating in the Three Rivers Art Festival.
November 13, 2011)

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Bates Motel



While in Mississippi for the Double Decker Art Fair in Oxford, we stayed at the Bates' Motel.




Or, maybe, it was the Days Inn in Batesville, Mississippi?

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Monday, September 26, 2011

Ice Cream and All That Jazz



Methinks she's probably enjoying the ice cream more than the jazz.

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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Tuner's Bar and Grill



A temptation across the street from our booth at Mosaics Festival of the Arts in St. Charles, MO. A plaque next to the door notes that this building has been a bar continuously since the 1880s, except during Prohibition when the proprietors only sold sodas. (Yeah, right.)

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Life Is A Gamble



Decisions, decision, decision. Do we continue heading south toward Oxford, MS, and take our chances at the Double Decker Art Fair? Or, do we simply go to Tunica, MS, and gamble at the casinos?

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Leave Tennessee and Lose A Lane



About to leave Tennessee heading south on Interstate 55 outside of Memphis. Mississippi provides one less traffic lane.

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Oxford (Mississippi) Bound #1



Bound for the Double Decker Art Fair in Oxford, MS, on Friday, 4/29/11.  (Many of the photos were taken through the van's windshield so please pardon the blurry bug splatters.)


Center:  The land on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi is low and currently mostly under water .  The situation is worse since we were through last week.  A section of Interstate 40 was closed yesterday due to rising water covering the roadway.


Clockwise:

1.) Heading east on Interstate 40.

2.) The Arkansas Highway Patrol is on the job.  Speeding on the interstates didn't used to be a problem in our old van.  It felt as if it were going to start coming apart as one approached the 70 mph speed limit.  We have to be more careful not to get a lead foot in our new van.

3.) West Memphis, AR:  We don't want to go to either Blytheville or St. Louis.  Head to Memphis.

4.) On the bridge over the Mississippi River.

5.) Once across the Mississippi River bridge, you're briefly on a city street and must move to the right to exit onto I-55 heading toward Jackson, MS.  Follow that truck.  (We missed this exit on one of our early sojourns through Memphis.  I thought we'd never find our way back to I-55.)

6.) Jo really ought to start thinking about changing lanes, but I'm not a backseat driver so I'll keep my mouth shut.

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Signs, Signs: Get In



Considering the condition of the car, the best advice might be: Find a different ride.


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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Bridge Over the Buffalo River at Pruitt



Bridge over the Buffalo National River at the Pruitt Ranger Station (near Jasper, AR, on Hwy 7.) It was getting late on a mid-winter's day when this photo was taken.


To enjoy more bridge photos from around the world, please visit Sunday Bridges.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Signs, Signs: No Skating



I obeyed the lakeside signs and neither went skating nor tried my hand at ice fishing.


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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

ABC Wednesday: "J" Is For Juggler



Harmless T. Jester juggling at the Festival of Arts, Columbia, MO.


Please visit ABC Wednesday to see and share more photos brought to you by the letter "J".

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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Reflected Trees



Library Windows
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR

Join the fun at Weekend Reflections hosted by James at Newtown Area Photo.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Signs, Signs: No Photo's



I don't always obey every sign, especially not those that are misspelled.


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Thursday, March 10, 2011

SkyWatch Friday: Stephens Lake


Swimming area on Stephens Lake (Columbia, MO)

From the archives and back to a warmer day last summer. Too bad I couldn't join in the swimming. Instead, Jo and I had a booth set up on the other side of the lake and were participating in Art in the Park sponsored by the Columbia Art League. Still, Stephens Lake Park is a beautiful setting for and art fair.


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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Signs, Signs: What's For Lunch?





Are you hungry yet?

A sampling of the foods on offer at Smoky Hill River Festival, Salina, KS. (June, 2010)


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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Signs, Signs: "If You Can Read This..."



Ozarks Hospitality


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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Signs, Signs: No Trash



Stephens Lake Park (Columbia, MO)

One might wonder about the purpose of a trash receptacle with a sign requesting no trash be deposited. The photo below explains.




On subsequent visits to Stephens Lake Park, the Dog Waste Station was gone. Perhaps the lack of compliance had something to do with its removal.


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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Signs, Signs: Daisy Queen



One of our local fast food emporiums. 





And its customer service policy.


After a couple of weeks confined to our homestead by an ice and snow covered road, my wife and I finally made a trip into town on Monday.  In addition to several stop for replenishing food and supplies,  we celebrated Valentine's Day by enjoying a hot fudge sundae at the Daisy Queen.



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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Signs, Signs: Chocolate Lover Parking




Sign on a fudge vendor's booth at Art in the Park, Columbia, MO.


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Friday, February 4, 2011

Composted Still Life with Ice



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Monday, January 17, 2011

Weaving



Weaving demonstration.
(Art in the Park, Columbia, MO)



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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Snow Up To Our Eyeballs



A mosaic Jo made out of some of her broken tiles.

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Monday, January 10, 2011

Broadway Street Bridge Across the Arkansas River



Broadway Street Bridge across the Arkansas River in Little Rock.



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Friday, January 7, 2011

Going Down



Escalator in the Statehouse Convention Center (Little Rock, AR)

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

ET On A Bicycle



Little Rock, AR

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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Red Sculpture




Sculpture in Riverfront Park (Little Rock, AR)

(Lift bridge over the Arkansas River in the background.)

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